![]() ![]() In 1764, at the age of thirty-three, William Cowper dedicated his life to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Īfter his conversion and mental recovery, Cowper befriended the family of Reverend Morley Unwin, who became a great great help to him. ” Though the reading of the Scriptures, William realized his need for a Savior and the need for forgiveness of sins. It was during time that as he was reading the Bible, he came across Romans 3:25 that Jesus Christ is “set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. ![]() He was afterwards placed for a period of eighteen months in an insane asylum. After he finished, the idea of showing up to take his final examination frightened him so much that it caused him to have a mental breakdown and attempted suicide. Towards the end of his life he remarked that there had never been a day when he had not mourned his mother’s death.Ĭowper studied law as it had been his father’s wish for him to do so. At age six, his mother died which contributed to his instability. William was of a frail constitution and emotionally sensitive. His father was an English clergyman while his mother was from a family of royalty. ”Ĭowper was born in Great Berkhamstead, England, on November 15, 1731. Some of his best known works include a translation of “Homer” and poems such as “The Task” and his most famous literary poem, “John Gilpin. William Cowper is the a highly regarded English poet among the ranks of Pope and Shelley in classic literature.
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